Pocket smoking kit



Jan. 26, 1937. A. HENDERSON .POCKET SMOKING KIT Filed March l0, 1954 amV I lO

lNvENToR Patented Jan. 26, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 8 Claims.

My invention relates'to a pocket smoking kit made in one piece only, preferably of sheet metal. A piece of sheet metal is stamped and bent to form two box-like shapes, whose sides are spaced inwardly, thereby forming an enclosure which opens and closes like a clam. This enclosure has means stamped thereon for securing various items, such as a container, lighting means, pipe cleaners, cigarette papers, cutting means, etc., as shown on the following figuresz- Figure l is a front elevation of the kit; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the kit; Fig. 3 is a section X-Y of the kit; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a modification of the kit; Fig. 5 is a plan of the modification of the kit; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modication of the kit; Fig. '7 is a side elevation of a modication of Figs. 4, 5, and 6, and Fig. 8 is a side elevation and section of another modication of the kit.

The following is a detailed description of the kit, and its modifications:-

Figure l shows the one-piece sheet metal enclosure showing sides l, also top 2, spaced inwardly, and bottom 3 joining the tWo box-like halves. Punchedmut prong 4 holds a box of matches 5, with a striking edge exposed adjacent a slidable tobacco container 6. This container extends to the bottom of the enclosure, and has a notch or hole l which matches a hole 8 in the enclosure, when the container is moved into its unloading position.

When the container 6 is moved into position to be unloaded by pressing on the side of the enclosure, the match box 5 acts as a brake to hold the container 6 in place until the unloading is completed. A pipe 9 has its bowl located above the container E and below the top- 2, so that the container 6 is locked in place by said bowl. The pipe bowl also extends above the match box and prevents displacement. The pipe bowl, preventing the container from moving, prevents the escape of the contents of the container through openings 1 and 8.

A finger hole may be located in the bottom of the enclosure under container 6, should it be necessary. Pipe cleaner holders IIJ are stamped out of the sheet metal. The curved joints I I permit the pressure of the finger to open the enclosure. A rubber band I2 keeps the enclosure closed. To unload the container, the pipe is withdrawn and the enclosure is turned upside down or tilted. When the container I5 touches the top 2, the holes in the container and the enclosure are in alignment, and the pipe can be lled.

During this period, pressure of the match box (Cl. 20G-38) against the container prevents the displacement of the container. After the pipe is filled, the pressure is released and the enclosure is reversed, and the container drops by gravity, to its original position. The pipe holder or ash tray I3 may be 5 stamped on top 2. The container shown may be an ordinary can of tobacco, with a notch cut at its top. A roll of doubled cigarette paper I4 is run through punched slots I5 in the bottom of the enclosure, the paper being exposed at the 10 bottom of the enclosure and can be easily pushed toward the side of the enclosure as indicated at IB. The enclosure is opened and side I leaves bottom 3 forming a shear which cuts the paper when the enclosure is closed. 15

Figs. 4, 5, and 6 show a modification of the enclosure wherein one piece of sheet metal is stamped at prongs 20 on two sides for holding the enclosure closed by a box of matches 2 I, that impinge on said prongs. This box of matches is slidable endwise, and acts as a lid for the enclosure. This enclosure may hold a package of cigarettes, and to take out a cigarette, the box of matches is slid endwise, and to refill the enclosure, the box of matches is entirely removed. The striking side of the box of matches is exposed on the top, prongs 2|) being inserted between the box of matches and its cover.

Fig. 7 is a modication of Figs. 4, 5, and 6, wherein the box of matches 22 acts as a bottom o to the enclosure. The prong 25 is stamped on the bottom only, thus exposing the striking side of the box of matches. A rubber band 23 keeps the enclosure closed. The tops 24 are curved, so that by pressure of the ngers, the enclosure 35 can be opened.

Figure 8 is another modification of the onepiece metal enclosure, adapted for holding cigars, stogies, and the like. A cutting means 3D is stamped on the sheet metal sides 3|; these sides 40 extend the full depth of the enclosure. The recess 32 has a holding means 33 stamped therein for the reception of a paper pack of matches. The paper back of the matches is threaded through the holding means 33. A rubber holding 45 means 34 keeps the enclosure closed. The rubber holding means 34 is held in place by stamped deformations `35. The tops 36 are curved to permit the opening of the enclosure by pressure of the fingers.

While I show the enclosure made in one piece of sheet metal, I may make the enclosure of more than one piece, and of other suitable material, and having other means for closing the enclosure.

I claim as my invention:

1. A pocket smoking kit comprising a receptacle formed by two oppositely-disposed closure members, a container disposed within one of the closure members, and movable longitudinally thereof, the container being provided with a discharge opening that will register with a discharge opening in the said member at one position of the container, the receptacle being provided with a space for a smokers article in such position that when the receptacle is closed, said article will hold the container away from discharging position.

2. A pocket smoking kit comprising a receptacle formed by two oppositely-disposed closure members, a container disposed within one of the closure members, and movable longitudinally thereof, the container being provided with a discharge opening that will register with a discharge opening in the said member at one position of the container, the receptacle being provided with a space for a smokers article in such position that when the receptacle is closed, said article will hold the container away from discharging position, the receptacle being provided with a space alongside of said container for lighting means, and a space above said container for a pipe.

3. A pocket smoking kit comprising a receptacle formed by two oppositely disposed closure members, a container disposed within one of the closure members and movable longitudinally thereof, the container being provided with a discharge opening that will register with a discharge opening in the said member at one position of the container, the receptacle being provided with a space for a smokers article in such position that when the receptacle is closed, said article will hold the container away from the discharging position, the receptacle being provided with a space alongside of said container for lighting means, and a space for cigarette papers adjacent to one end of the enclosure.

4. A pocket smoking kit comprising a one-piece sheet metal enclosure formed by bending the edges of a metal sheet to form flanges and bending the sheet upon itself, the metal being flexible at the zone of the bend and serving as a hinge, a space in said enclosure for supporting tobacco, another space adjacent to relatively movable portions of the enclosure for receiving a roll of cigarette paper, and cutting edges formed on opposed faces of the container, between which the paper may be drawn from the container.

5. A pocket smoking kit comprising an enclosure having a discharge opening, a container slidably disposed in said enclosure, and having a discharge opening, movable into alignment with the first-named opening, and a removably-supported smokers article for releasably holding the container against movement to a position where said holes are in alignment.

6. A pocket smoking kit comprising a one-piece sheet metal enclosure formed by bending the edges of a metal sheet to form flanges and bending the sheet upon itself along a transverse median line, to bring oppositely disposed flanges into snug-fitting relation to one another, and a prong struck inwardly from one wall of the enclosure, in position to enter behind the striking side of a match box positioned within the enclosure, to thereby hold the box with its striking surface exposed at the opening produced by striking in said prong.

7. A pocket smoking kit comprising a one-piece sheet metal enclosure formed by bending the edges of a metal sheet to form flanges and bending the sheet upon itself along a transverse median line, to bring oppositely disposed ilanges into snug-fitting relation to one another, and a prong struck inwardly from a wall of the enclosure, adjacent to the said median line, in position to enter behind the striking side of a match box positioned within the enclosure, to thereby hold the box with its striking surface exposed at the opening produced by striking in said prong.

8. A pocket smoking kit comprising a one-piece sheet metal enclosure formed by bending the edges of a metal sheet to form flanges and bending the sheet upon itself along a transverse median line, to bring oppositely disposed anges into snug-fitting relation to one another, and a prong struck inwardly from the end wall of the enclosure which is at the said median line, in position to enter behind the striking surface of a match box positioned within the enclosure, to thereby hold the box with its striking surface exposed at the opening produced by striking in said prong, and so that the box will serve as a bottom for the enclosure space thereabove.

ALBERT HENDERSON. 

